Dover Sole Poached in Marinara Sauce with Yellow Bell Pepper, Green Olives, and Sweet Yellow Onion (Serves 2-3) The simplest way to cook fish is to poach it in either coconut milk or marinara sauce with some vegetables. Coconut milk adds good fat content to a meal, but marinara sauce does not. I have preferred the taste of marinara sauce lately, so have been adding cashews or olives to get the healthy fats I need when using it as my...

Cod Poached in Spicy Marinara Sauce with Chard, Onions, and Cashews (Serves 2-3) I came home with 4 bottles of marinara pasta sauce from my local health food store recently to see what I could do with them. My first effort was to poach cod in a spicy variety with some veggies and nuts. This tasty, satisfying meal came together quickly and easily. I did not think the sauce was spicy enough straight out of the bottle, so I added crushed red...

Pressure Cooker Ground Beef Chili with Carrots and Red and Orange Bell Pepper (Chili serves 8-10) I went through a chili phase several years ago when I first learned to make chili, but then moved on to other “phases.” I just made up this recipe with ingredients I had in my kitchen and am now inspired to begin a new chili phase. I don’t know why I let so many months go by without making some. The taste is fabulous and chili...

Pressure Cooker Ginger Cauliflower and Chicken Soup (Serves 4-5) My wife was so sick with a bad cold that she took a day off work. She has taken a day off work sick only one other time in the past 20 years, so I took her sickness seriously and made Ginger Cauliflower and Chicken Soup. She got well within a few days. You have got to try this soup. Making soup is a two-step process. First make Pulled Chicken and Broth and then make...

Spicy Stewed Flounder with Stewed Tomatoes, Onions, and Red Bell Pepper (Serves 1-2) I thawed my next to last container of stewed tomatoes from last season. My farmer has tomato plants set out for this season now, so it is time for me to clear my freezer and make room for this year’s crop. In honor of the stewed tomatoes, I made a spicy tomato-based flounder stew that was really good. I could eat this every week! Prep and Cook Time:...

Cape Capensis in Coconut Milk with Onion, Yellow Bell Pepper, and Kale (Serves 2-3) Beef, lamb, and fish are probably the best protein sources we can eat. I buy grass-fed beef in bulk from my friends at DeGraan Farms, so do well eating beef. I don’t do as well eating lamb or fish. I pick up a lamb chop from the grocery store once per week at best, but am terrible about buying and eating fresh fish. I make salmon salad every two or...

Mahi Mahi in Coconut Milk with Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper (Serves 2-3) This simple dish came together by accident more than design because I just happened to have the ingredients on hand. However, this was so easy to make and so tasty that I would be happy to make it again regularly. The first time I made Mahi Mahi in Coconut Milk with Broccoli and Red Bell Pepper, I ate half of it for supper and warmed up the second half for breakfast...

Skillet Roasted Duck Breast, Baby Cut Carrots, and Kale (Serves 1-2) Whole Foods sells duck breasts. I was in the mood for something different, so bought one. With no special knowledge of how to cook duck, I decided to use skillet roasting because everything tastes good roasted in a cast iron skillet with vegetables. I should probably have browned my duck several more minutes, but even though the breast in the picture looks pink, it was...